Sticker composition for insecticides and fungicides



Patented Jan. 19, 1954 STICKER COMPOSITION FOR INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES Earl D. Cornwall, Downers'Grove, Ill., assignor to Armour and Company, Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois No Drawing. Application July 28, 1951, Serial No. 239,195

6 Claims. (01. 106-124) 1 This invention relates to a sticker composition for insecticides, fungicides, and the like. The

composition is useful when the insecticide, fungi- I cide, etc., is applied as a dust or a spray.

The present application is a continuation-inpart of my copending application; Serial No.

149,647, filed March 14, 1950, now abandoned, which, in turn, is a continuation-impart of my copending application, Serial No. 52,137, filed September 30, 1948, now abandoned.

A sticker composition for insecticides and fungicides which may be readily dispersed in water andthen, after application to surfaces, become substantially water insoluble, while at the same time, tending gradually to,disintegrate under surface weathering, has long been desired. There are substances which may be applied to plants for the purpose of holding the insecticide or fungicide but unfortunately these substances continue to be water soluble after drying and are diluted and washed away by rain, heavy dews, etc. The ideal is to have a sticker composition which is readily .dispersible in water while becoming insoluble after application to plants, etc., and later, after the insecticide or fungicide has served its purpose, tending to disintegrate under weather conditions. I

An object of the present invention is to provide a sticker composition for insecticides, fungicides, etc., having all of the above desired features. A further object is to provide a sticker composition useful in sprays or in dust compositions for the control of insect and plant diseases, etc., in which a sticker material is employed which will readily be dispersed in water and shortly after application to plants become substantially insoluble while disappearing later after weathering. Other objects and advantages will appear as the specificationproceeds.

The blood may bewhole blood or any fraction thereof. I prefer to employ soluble dried blood such as, for example, the commercial product prepared by the drying of blood obtained from animals in slaughtering houses. Soluble dried blood forms an excellent starting material for a sticker composition. When thoroughly dissolved with water it becomes anadhesive and after application to plants becomes insolube in the pres; ence'of sunlight, and is not easily washed away by rain, dew, etc. The dried blood, however. when stirred into water, tends to foam greatly and forms small particles which ball together and cannot be readily put into solution. The foaming of thematerial inthe water destroys the effectiveness ofthe pump employed for the spraying operation. I have found that an effective sticker composition can be produced when the soluble dried blood is mixed with bentonite and with a metal oxide bearing clay, such as, for example, sienna. The bentonite prevents the foaming of the material while also cooperating with the sienna in rendering the insoluble film responsive to surface weathering. Further, the

sienna (preferably raw sienna) "is effective in: keeping the blood from lumping and floating on: the surface of the water during mixing operation.

and raw sienna, I find that the admixture thereof with thedried soluble blood produces a com-- position which can be dispersed readily in water without substantial foaming while at the same time providing an insoluble film on the plant foliage. It is'possible that the swelling of the bentonite is effective as the means for preventing foaming while the raw sienna or sienna, by reason of its sticky, fine and cohesive characteristics, clings to the blood particles and pre vents the balling up or aggregating of blood particles'. Apparently the bentonite with the sienna modifies the characteristics of the insoluble blood film so that'itdoes' notpersistupon the fruit but breaks up under ordinary surface weathering and finally disappears after a period of a few weeks during which time the fungicideor insecticide continues to be effective. Y

In place of the bentonite, of bentonite and pyrophyllite clay may be used with unusually successful results. The pyrophyllite clay, which is useful in insecticides and fungicides, combines with the bentonite and other ingredients in forming a coating which clings to the surface to .which it is applied for a period of time and then disappears as a result of weathering. I prefer to replace about of the bentonite with a pyrophyllite clay and ass. result I find that there is a better wetting of the product bythe water and that the pH of the mixture is lowered from about 8.6-9.0 to about 6.6-7.0. c

In view of the; foregoing results, I have found that anefiective stickercomposition can be produced when soluble dried animal blood is admixed with bentonite and sienna clays. Such a sticker'composition, after forming asubstantially insoluble film ,on the plant surfaces, tends .to hold tenaciouslyto plantfoliage and fruits, retaining with it the lead arsenate' or othereifective constituents .usedin the insecticides or fungicides.

The composition is effective, within technical Whatever the respective effects of the bentonite I I find that a mixture An unusually good product is obtained by employing the above constituents in the following proportions:

Per cent (by weight) Raw sienna 12.5 Soluble dried blood 37.5 Pyrophyllite clay 45 Bentonite l As another specific example, the sticker was 1st row-19 lbs. of celery. 2nd row-28 lbs. of celery. 3rd row-48 lbs. of celery.

It is evident that the sticker was quite effective in retaining the fungicide in an active condition upon the celery despite some intermittent rains and heavy dews.

While in the foregoing specification, I have set forth certain details with respect to proportions, materials, etc., it will be understood that such details may be varied substantially by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A sticker composition for insecticides and 6 I fungicides, consisting substantially of about 10-15% sienna, 20-50% of soluble blood protein, and about 30-67% of bentonite, such percentages being by weight.

2. A sticker composition for insecticides and fungicides, comprising, by weight, about 12.5% of raw sienna, 37.5% of soluble blood protein, and about of bentonite.

3. A sticker composition for insecticides and fungicides, consisting substantially of, by Weight, about 10-15% of raw sienna, about 20-50% of soluble dried blood, and about 30-67% of sodium montmorillonite.

4. A sticker composition for insecticides and fungicides, consisting substantially of, by weight, sienna in the percentage of about 10-15 soluble blood protein in the percentage of about 20-50%, pyrophyllite clay in the percentage of about 27.5-%, and bentonite in the percentage of about 25-75%.

5. A sticker composition for insecticides and fungicides, comprising, by weight, 12.5% of raw sienna, 37.5% of soluble dried blood, 45% of pyrophyllite clay, and about 5% of bentonite.

I 6. A sticker composition for insecticides and fungicides, consisting substantially of, by weight, about 10-15% of raw sienna, 20-50% of soluble dried blood, 27.560% of pyrophyllite clay, and 25-75% of sodium montmorillonite.

EARL D. CORNWELL.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,945,542 Tower Feb. 6, 1934 2,346,362 Dolman Apr 11, 1944 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 452,672 France d. Mar. 12, 1913 

1. A STICKER COMPOSITION FOR INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES, CONSISTING SUBSTANTIALLY OF ABOUT 10-15% SLENNA, 20-50% OF SOLUBLE BLOOD PROTEIN, AND ABOUT 30-67% OF BENTONITE, SUCH PERCENTAGES BEING BY WEIGHT. 